Damian Lillard scored 23 points and CJ McCollum added 21 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to their 13th straight victory, 122-109 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.

Lawrence Murray ESPN.com

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the LA Clippers 122-109 in LA to win their 13th straight game, tied for the third-longest in franchise history and the longest since the team won 13 straight in December 2007. The Trail Blazers got 23 points from Damian Lillard and 21 points each from CJ McCollum and Maurice Harkless. The Clippers dropped to 10th in the West at 38-32.

share

McCollum turns defense into offense (0:27)

Rivers says 'coaches have to calm down' (0:52)

1:12

Lawrence Murray ESPN.com

Doc Rivers (recently fined) joked after Alvin Gentry, Stan Van Gundy fines and Dwane Casey ejection that the coaches will have to meet with the officials at the next All-Star game.
Off Van Gundy fine, Terry Stotts accepted Van Gundy being upset about the physicality in last night's game as a compliment.

Corey Brewer scored 22 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 121-113 on Friday night.

Royce Young ESPN Staff Writer

Big, important win for OKC, fighting off a terrific performance from the Clippers to pick up a fifth straight win. And it was Corey Brewer who made the difference, leading the Thunder in scoring with 22 — that is a real sentence — while Westbrook picked up a fourth straight triple-double. With 10 of their final 11 games against plus-.500 teams, this was a much needed game for OKC to get on their home floor.

share

Royce Young ESPN Staff Writer

Paul George will play tonight against the Clippers.

share

Royce Young ESPN Staff Writer

Doc Rivers on his $15,000 fine for criticizing officiating: "I didn't mind. I thought what was said needed to be said."

share

Royce Young ESPN Staff Writer

Doc Rivers on Tobias Harris: "He's better than I thought ... we knew he was good, but didn't know he was this good."

Clippers coach Doc Rivers took issue with the discrepancy in fouls called on his team vs. those called on Houston. The Rockets went to the line 23 times, the Clippers 8. "That's a complete joke," Rivers said.

Avery Bradley will likely miss the rest of the Clippers' regular season after undergoing surgery to repair two core muscles.

Bobby Marks ESPN

The Disabled Player Exception for the LA Clippers ($2.75M), Miami Heat ($5.5M), New Orleans Pelicans ($2.48M) and Utah Jazz ($2.62M) will expire by the end of Monday. It is highly unlikely any of the exceptions will be used.